Recognizing Persius

Reckford, Kenneth J. 1933- (Author).

Summary: Recognizing Persius is a passionate and in-depth exploration of the libellus--or little book--of six Latin satires left by the Roman satirical writer Persius when he died in AD 62 at the age of twenty-seven. In this comprehensive and reflectively personal book, Kenneth Reckford fleshes out the primary importance of this mysterious and idiosyncratic writer. Reckford emphasizes the dramatic power and excitement of Persius's satires--works that normally would have been recited before a reclining, feasting audience. In highlighting the satires' remarkable honesty, Reckford shows how Persius conver.

Record details

ISBN: 9781400830756 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1400830753 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780691141411
ISBN: 069114141X
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (x, 240 p.)
Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:jun.14 Multi-User. Terms of use - Multi-user. CatBulkString:sept.20.12
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-231) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue : in search of Persius -- Performing privately -- Seeking integrity -- Exploring freedom -- Life, death, and art -- Epilogue : from Persius to Juvenal.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.